There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.
Men are seldom blessed with good fortune and good sense at the same time.
That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes of others.
A fraudulent intent, however carefully concealed at the outset, will generally, in the end, betray itself.
In war, mere appearances have had all the effect of realities; and that a person, under a firm persuasion that he can command resources, virtually has them; that very prospect inspiring him with hope and boldness in his exertions.
The army from Asia introduced a foreign luxury to Rome; it was then the meals began to require more dishes and more expenditure . . . the cook, who had up to that time been employed as a slave of low price, become dear: what had been nothing but a metier was elevated to an art.